Quasi-in situ electron backscatter diffraction analysis of twinning–detwinning behavior in AZ31 magnesium-alloy rolled plates subjected to compression loading in different directio... by Le Zhou, Guiyuan Ren, Tianqi Huang, Zhi Wang, Feng Wang, Ziqi Wei, Pingli Mao, Zheng Liu

“…In this study, the twinning–detwinning behavior and slip behavior of rolled AZ31 magnesium-alloy plates during a three-step intermittent dynamic compression process along the rolling direction (RD) and normal direction (ND), are investigated via quasi-in situ electron backscatter diffraction, and the causes of the twinning and detwinning behavior are explained according to Schmid law, local strain coordination, and slip trajectories. …”
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Exploring the correlation between variants selection and applied stress in IN718 through transmission electron microscopic analysis by Fangchen Liu, Fanqiang Meng, Hanzhong Deng, Yang Liu, Lei Wang

“…Scanning Electron Microscopy and Electron Backscatter Diffraction analyses have demonstrated that the stress applied promote a selective alignment of the γ′′ precipitates, to the detriment of alternative variants. …”
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Microstructure and machinability of selective laser melted titanium alloy in micro-milling by Muhammad Rehan, Te Zhao, Wai Sze Yip, Sandy Suet To

“…The study demonstrates a detailed comparison of grain structure and crystallographic orientation through electron backscatter diffraction and phase mapping with experimental analysis, highlighting the fine, needle-like and acicular α′ martensite of SLM Ti6Al4V and the larger, equiaxed α grains with intergranular β’ phase of wrought Ti6Al4V, has a significant impact on machinability in micro-milling. …”
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Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and properties of selective laser melting TA15 alloy by WANG Meng, ZHAO Linyu, LIU Xiwang, CHEN Zhixuan, ZHANG Liping, WU Jun

“…The microstructure characteristics of TA15 alloy under annealing conditions are characterized by electron backscatter diffraction. The results show that the orientation and texture of the α phase are not changed after the heat treatment at 800 ℃ or 950 ℃， showing the characteristics of a net basket structure. …”
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Role of volumetric energy density on surface quality and mechanical properties of selective laser melted 310 stainless steel by P. Manikandan, K. Venkatesan

“…Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) analyses revealed that the fine cellular grain structure and grain orientation at a VED of 56 J/mm³ enhance mechanical strength, whereas excessive VED results in grain coarsening and a reduction in grain boundary density. …”
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Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Simulation of Tensile Fracture of 316L Stainless Steel Produced by Selective Laser Melting by Guowei Zeng, Ziyang Huang, Bei Deng, Rui Ge

“…To investigate the influence of building direction and grain boundary strength on the fracture parameters of SLM 316L stainless steel, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) experiments were conducted to characterize the microstructure of SLM 316L stainless-steel specimens. …”
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Variant selection and macrozone in Ti-6Al-4V walls during laser hot wire direct energy deposition by Rajib Halder, Souvik Sahoo, Jake T. Benzing, Alec I. Saville, Anthony D. Rollett

“…In this study, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) was employed to investigate the variant selection mechanism and macrozone formation criteria in single- and multi-wall specimens manufactured with laser hot wire directed energy deposition (LHW-DED). …”
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Effect of cold rolling rates on microstructure and corrosion behavior of selective laser melted 316L austenitic stainless steel bipolar plates by Zhiyue Shi, Rui Wang, Jin Qin, Yan Kang, Zhiqiang Yu, Zhijie Yan, Shaohua Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…The effect of varying cold rolling deformation rates on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of selective laser melted (SLMed) 316L austenitic stainless steel (ASS) was investigated using electron backscattered diffraction and electrochemical tests. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Thermal Fields and Microstructure Evolution in SLM of Fe₃₂Cr₃₃Ni₂₉Al₃Ti₃ Alloy by Xuyun Peng, Xiaojun Tan, Haibing Xiao, Wei Zhang, Liang Guo, Wei Tan, Jian Huang, Chaojun Ding, Yushan Yang, Jieshun Yang, Haitao Chen, Qingmao Zhang

“…This study explores the microstructural evolution of Fe₃₂Cr₃₃Ni₂₉Al₃Ti₃ EHEAs fabricated by SLM under varying laser powers. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) analysis revealed that samples fabricated at 200 W exhibited approximately 70% face-centered-cubic (FCC) and 30% body-centered-cubic (BCC) phases. …”
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Tailoring the mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V diamond metal lattice structures through a novel node-compensation technique targeting cortical bone by Shivakumar N, T Ramesh, Muthukumaran S

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Quasi-in-situ analysis of TRIP behaviors in shear zones of high-manganese steel specimen under dynamic compression by LIN Ying, WANG Qiang, YANG Ping

“…Given the special shape of hat-shaped specimen and fixed position of shear zone, the grains present in the shear zone of high-manganese steel before and after dynamic compression were quasi-in-situ characterized using the electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD) technique. Besides, the phase distribution of grains in different locations of shear zone was analyzed. …”
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Experimental Evidence of Precipitation of All 12 Variants in a Single β Grain in Titanium Alloys by Yi Chen, Hongchao Kou, Liang Cheng, Yunlong Zhang, Yun Yu, Yalin Lu, Fuxian Zhu

“…The effect of the changing of the local composition of the β matrix on the precipitation of the α phase has been investigated by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) to obtain more insight in the nucleation and variant selection of these α plates based on the Ti-5.04Al/Ti-1.52Mo (at.%) diffusion couple. …”
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Prior austenite orientation reconstruction of coherently transformed products and its application on austenite twinning by WANG Zhi-quan, SONG Ting-ting, YOU Yang, WANG Xue-lin, SHANG Cheng-jia, LIU Kun, CHEN Bin

“…In this article, a simple method of reconstructing the prior austenite orientation during coherent phase transformation is proposed by employing the {110}_α stereographic projection on the basis of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) measurements. Retained austenite is not necessary when applying this methodology. …”
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Substrate orientation influence on nanotwinning in magnetron sputtered CoCrFeMnNi and Ni coatings by Anna Jansson, León Zendejas Medina, Erik Lewin, Olivier Donzel-Gargand, Ulf Jansson, Lisa Lautrup

“…The coatings were grown on a polycrystalline 316L stainless-steel substrate with near-random crystal texture, providing a comprehensive selection of samples on a single substrate. Electron backscatter diffraction was used to identify the film orientation, followed by transmission electron microscopy of selected regions.The presence and density of twins depended on both the material and the growth orientation. …”
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Kinetic‐Controlled Crystallization of α‐FAPbI3 Inducing Preferred Crystallographic Orientation Enhances Photovoltaic Performance by Sooeun Shin, Seongrok Seo, Seonghwa Jeong, Anir S. Sharbirin, Jeongyong Kim, Hyungju Ahn, Nam‐Gyu Park, Hyunjung Shin

“…With microscopic observations, for example, electron backscatter diffraction and selected area electron diffraction, it is examined that higher concentration of MACl induces slower crystallization kinetics, resulting in larger grain size and [100] preferred orientation. …”
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Effect of high-strain cold rolling on microstructure, texture, and mechanical properties of pure zinc for biomedical applications by Jin Cui, Hengyang Yu, Yong Gong, Poorva Sharma, Ashwini Kumar, Lianjun Sun

“…This study investigates the microstructural and textural evolution of pure Zn induced by high-strain cold rolling (up to 98% reduction) and its consequent effect on microhardness, employing x-ray diffraction (XRD), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), and Vickers hardness testing. …”
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The Role of Pores in the Cavitation Erosion of Additively Manufactured Metal: An In Situ Study by Yuan Song, Zhenhua Wang, Bingyang Ma

“…The morphological evolution of various pores during CE was investigated via electron backscatter diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Effect of service temperature on cyclic mechanical behavior of magnesium with fine grained structure by Qihui Li, Qizhen Li

“…The loading condition is almost the same for all selected temperatures. The tested samples were prepared for microstructural characterization and observed using the electron backscatter diffraction technique. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: A naturally occurring Al-Cu-Fe-Si quasicrystal in a micrometeorite from southern Italy by Giovanna Agrosì, Paola Manzari, Daniela Mele, Gioacchino Tempesta, Floriana Rizzo, Tiziano Catelani, Luca Bindi

“…The chemistry of the icosahedral phase was characterized by electron microprobe, and the rotational symmetry was confirmed by means of electron backscatter diffraction. The FB-A1 micrometeorite represents the third independent discovery of naturally occurring intermetallic Al-Cu-Fe-(Si) alloys in extraterrestrial bodies and the second case of extraterrestrial material containing a natural quasicrystal, after Khatyrka meteorite.…”
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Effects of varying weld speeds on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion behavior of clad rebars in a marine environment by Zecheng Zhuang, Weiping Lu, Zhe Gou, Lei Zeng, Xuehai Qian, Rifeng Wang, Erte Lin, Zhen Li, Yong Xiang, Jianping Tan

“…The microstructural changes, such as grain size, geometric necessary dislocation density, dynamic recrystallization, and grain orientation, were measured using the backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique. The mechanical characteristics of welded specimens at four welding speeds were measured using the Vickers hardness test. …”
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